Palawanomys furvus Musser and Newcomb 1983
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Palawanomys furvus Musser and Newcomb 1983
Palawanomys furvus Musser and Newcomb 1983 , Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 174: 335.
Type Locality: Philippines, Palawan Isl, Brooke's Point Municipality, Mt Mantalingajan, 4500 ft (1370 m).
Vernacular Names: Palawan Mountain Rat.
Distribution: Greater Palawan Faunal Region (politically part of the Philippines but faunistically an insular extension of the Sunda Shelf). Known only from the type locality.
Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.
Discussion: Recorded only by four melanistic examples, possibly highly restricted in distribution ( Heaney et al., 1998; Musser and Newcomb, 1983). One of three murines endemic to the Greater Palawan Faunal Region ( Maxomys panglima and Chiropodomys calamianus are the other two).
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